Today, more than ever,'Spaceship Earth'is an apt metaphor as we chart the boundaries for a
safe planet. Social scientists both analyse why society courts disaster by approaching or …

With a growing global concern about climate change, the building industry is facing the
question of how predicted changes in climate will impact on the performance of buildings …

Most catalysts that generate appreciable amounts of multicarbon products from
electrochemical CO2 reduction are based on Cu. However, the limited understanding of C …

Climate policies that achieve air quality co-benefits can better align developing countries'
national interests with global climate mitigation. Since the effects of air pollutants are highly …

Recent and potential future increases in global temperatures are likely to be associated with
impacts on the hydrologic cycle, including changes to precipitation and increases in extreme …

The wind energy debate represents a new kind of environmental controversy which divides
environmentalists of different persuasions who attach contrasting priority to global and local …

Prepared by the ASCE Task Committee to Expand and Update Manual 54 of the
Sedimentation Committee of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE …

The use of fossil energy is one of the major environmental problems associated with tourism
and travel. Consequently, the need to limit fossil energy use has been highlighted as a …

For the long-term stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations it is important that
post-Kyoto policy has broad participation to ensure environmental integrity. Many post-Kyoto …

Science-based stakeholder dialogues are structured communication processes linking
scientists with societal actors, such as representatives of companies, NGOs, governments …